Table 1.
Year | # arrests | age in months (median) | % female gender | % witnessed arrests | %who received drugs (epinephrine) | % with any treatment before EMSa arrival | % who had AED placed | mean #minutes from collapse to EMS arrival | % who got ETTc or igel (2014 onwards) or king tube (prior to 2014) | %who got BVM | %each rhythm upon EMS arrival |
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2012 | 20 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 80 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 30 | 70 | 90% asystole; 10% PEA |
2013 | 17 | 6 | 35 | 6 | 94 | 47 | 35 | 40 | 41 | 59 | 64% asystole; 6% PEA |
2014 | 17 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 82 | 53 | 71 | 31 | 24 | 76 | 82% asystole; 18% PEA |
2015 | 35 | 16 | 46 | 100 | 71 | 51 | 66 | 26 | 34 | 66 | 77% asystole; 23% PEA |
2016 | 27 | 12 | 26 | 19 | 96 | 48 | 52 | 28 | 81 | 19 | 85% asystole; 15% PEA |
AED = automatic external defibrillator.
BVM = bag valve mask.
EMS = emergency medical services.
ETT = endotracheal intubation.
PEA = pulseless electrical activity.